8 Collaboration Frameworks to Elevate Your Change Journey
The notion that “people don’t like change” is a common refrain. However, it’s not change itself that people dislike but rather change forced upon them, particularly when the perceived pain outweighs the potential gain. When individuals are involved in co-creating change, they are more likely to embrace it and be invested in its success.
Lean Change, proposed by Jason Little, offers an evolutionary approach to change, centered around a three-step feedback loop: Generate Insights, Create and Explore Options, and Run Experiments. At its core, Lean Change prioritizes collaboration and engagement.
Insights
To gain insights into the current state of the organization, various techniques from Innovation Games can be employed:
- Start Your Day: Create posters depicting hours, days, weeks, months, and quarters of the year. Participants move around the posters, documenting activities to develop a shared understanding of organizational dynamics.
- Me and My Shadow: Participants shadow members of the organization, documenting their activities while asking probing questions to deepen understanding.
- My Worst Nightmare: In a safe and engaging environment, participants express their concerns through artistic representation, fostering open dialogue about organizational challenges.
Options
With insights gathered, the next step is to generate options for change. Here are three frameworks to consider:
- Product Box: Participants envision desired changes as though they were contained within a product box, highlighting key aspects and benefits. This exercise encourages creative thinking and effective communication of ideas.
- Give Them a Hot Tub: Facilitate a discussion around a range of change options, including outlandish and unconventional ideas. Encourage participants to explore possibilities and challenge conventional thinking, fostering innovation and creativity.
- Buy a Feature: Employ a value-based approach to prioritize change options. Participants allocate resources to desired changes based on perceived value, facilitating collaborative decision-making.
Experiments
Experimentation is a crucial component of Lean Change, allowing teams to test hypotheses and validate assumptions. Here are two activities to support experimentation:
- Remember the Future: Participants envision a successful future state and work backward to identify actions required to achieve it. This exercise promotes strategic planning and prepares teams for potential challenges.
- Speedboat: Reflect on the outcomes of change experiments by visually mapping the factors that propelled change forward and those that hindered progress. This activity encourages reflection and learning for future iterations.
Incorporating Kanban into your change management process can further enhance collaboration and streamline workflow. Kanban’s focus on visualizing work, limiting work in progress, and continuous improvement provides a powerful framework for managing change effectively.
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